This week's experiment has been bindweed leaves, with a slightly exaggerated curl just to make life more interesting and to help fill in the space. I didn't think I had done a particularly neat job because I kept changing the direction the leaves were pointing, and wasn't sure whether they should be large or small, so over the whole panel the design is inconsistent. I like the colour of the thread though - the variegated blue shows up well against the yellow and tones in well with colours of the pieced strip on the left.
The Jubilee Rose wall hanging is now finished and has already been delivered to its new owner. I kept the binding narrow, in a plain mid brown reminiscent of light wood, to keep the emphasis on the rose.
So here goes for week 13...
Firstly, many thanks to Marly, Alison, Pat, Gwyned and Linda for linking up last week - a great collection of projects.
If you love free motion quilting, whether you are a beginner just taking the plunge, or you have reached the stage where you can do ostrich feathers with your eyes shut and still achieve perfect symmetry, then please link up.
Remember, FMQ is FMQ, whether your machine was made last week, or it is older than your granny.
Here are the very easy and slightly elastic rules:-
1. Link up with any recent post, ideally from the last week but within the last month, which features a free motion quilting project, whether it is a work in progress or a finish.
2. Link back to this post in your own post and/or grab the linky button for your blog's sidebar.
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3. Visit as many of the other participants as possible and say hello in the comments box.
4. The link up will remain open for four days, from midnight to midnight GMT for the long weekend, Friday to Monday.
So far bloggers from USA, England, Wales, Australia, Canada, Germany and Holland have taken part. The first participant from each new country will get a special mention the following week!
Linking up with Sarah's blog Confessions of a Fabric Addict for Whoop Whoop Friday
and M-R Charbonneau's blog Quilt Matters for TGIFF
I actually like the leaves pointing in different directions and slightly different sizes. I always think that if everything is exactly the same it looks as if it were done by a machine. the slight variation gives character. Anyway, great design!
ReplyDeleteThanks Hilary. Bindweed is an unruly plant anyway, so perhaps I was just following the direction it wanted to grow.
DeleteYour leaves are beautiful! I hope to one day be able to quilt this intricately.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! Your quilting is fabulous!
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